During the first ten days of Muharram this year, reports emerged of restrictions imposed by the Taliban on the observance of Shia religious rituals, as well as the removal or confiscation of symbols associated with Ashura from certain public spaces, particularly in major cities such as Kabul, Herat, Ghazni, and Mazar-e Sharif. These measures provoked […] The post Taliban and the Logic of Securitization: How the Islamic State Becomes a Pretext to Suppress Shia Rituals appeared first on Hasht-e Subh .